Easy and Stylish Celebrity Halloween Costume Ideas

It's that time of year when everyone's racing to find the perfect Halloween costume.

As usual, there are so many — too many — options to choose from, making it even harder to decide on a single get-up that's not just clever but easy enough to pull off. So, when in doubt, it's always fun to look to celebrities for extra inspiration from past Halloween festivities.

Remember when Taylor Swift went as a simple yet stylish pegacorn in 2014? And surely any couple could take notes from Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.'s Dirty Dancing-inspired outfits as Frances "Baby" Houseman and Johnny Castle in 2021. This list is packed with plenty of easy Halloween costume ideas just about anyone can recreate with minimal effort and a touch of creativity.

Looking for some Halloween inspo? Take a look back at how Jennifer Garner, Lizzo, Justin Timberlake and other stars have dressed for the holiday over the years.

2021: Andy Cohen as an astronaut

Andy Cohen and his son, Benjamin Allen, posed as astronauts on the streets of New York City while trick-or-treating for Halloween 2021

2021: Sarah Michelle Gellar as Frances "Baby" Houseman and Freddie Prinze Jr. as Johnny Castle from Dirty Dancing

Husband-and-wife acting duo Gellar and Prinze Jr. danced it out as the lovebirds of the classic 1987 film Dirty Dancing.

2021: Reese Witherspoon as Tippi Hedren from The Birds

Reese Witherspoon channeling Tippi Hedren's character in Hitchcock's 1964 masterpiece The Birds made for a very scary Halloween costume.

2021: Lizzo as Grogu from The Mandalorian

The "Special" singer was definitely incognito as The Mandalorian's Grogu for Halloween 2021.

2021: Channing Tatum as Travis Bickle and Zoë Kravitz as Iris from Taxi Driver

"You looking at me?" Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz struck a '70s pose portraying the lead characters Travis Bickle and Iris (Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, respectively) from 1976's Taxi Driver.

2021: Cardi B as a witch

Bewitching "Bongos" rapper Cardi B shared a photo on Instagram of herself and mini-me Kulture Kiari from when the mommy-daughter duo wore matching outfits and brooms to celebrate the spooky holiday in 2021.

2021: Amy Schumer as a blue Tampax

Comedian and actress Amy Schumer doesn't shy away from hilarious Halloween costumes. In 2021, she dressed up as a giant blue Tampax to match her scooter and hit the streets of N.Y.C. to trick-or-treat.

2021: Justin Timberlake as Dumbledore and Jessica Biel as Professor McGonagall from Harry Potter

A Hogwarts Halloween was the theme for this family. The foursome went trick-or-treating in 2021 as Professor Albus Dumbledore (Timberlake) and Professor Minerva McGonagall (Jessica Biel). The couple's children, Silas and Phineas, went as an adorable Harry Potter and his owl, Hedwig.

2021: Blake Lively as a black-and-white character

Blake Lively channeled Turner Classic Movies (TCM) with a black-and-white costume that rendered her almost unrecognizable.

2020: Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb as Wicked characters

The Today hosts looked wicked-good for Halloween when Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb wore Wicked costumes and dressed up as Elphaba and Glinda.

2020: Sarah Michelle Gellar as Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games

Gellar slayed Halloween 2020 in true flamboyant Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) fashion, transforming into the eccentric Capitol citizen from The Hunger Games film franchise.

2020: Vanessa Hudgens as Catwoman

Vanessa Hudgens spent Halloween 2020 dressed as Catwoman, with her canine companion, Batdog, as her trusty sidekick.

2020: Katherine Schwarzenegger as an essential worker

Katherine Schwarzenegger and her cute pup honored the heroes of 2020 by dressing up as essential workers.

2020: Halsey as Emily from Corpse Bride

Halsey celebrated Halloween as an eerie-looking dead bride all in blue. She closely resembled Tim Burton's heroine, Emily, in 2005's Corpse Bride.

2020: Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker as the Sanderson sisters from Hocus Pocus

Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker put a spell on everyone when they donned their costumes at a Halloween bash and benefit in 2020 from the classic 1993 flick Hocus Pocus.

2019: Ryan Seacrest as a cowboy and Kelly Ripa as a cowgirl

Seacrest and Ripa had the ultimate cowboy costume accessory in 2019 — horses!

2019: Demi Lovato as Marie Antoinette

Demi Lovato dressed up for Halloween as the famous French queen in 2019.

2019: Jennifer Garner as a mailbox

Garner — much like her 13 Going on 30 character, Jenna Rink — chose cute and fun over sexy and sultry by going as a mailbox for Halloween 2019.

2019: Kelly Osbourne as a creepy clown

Kelly Osbourne looked cute and creepy in her clown makeup at a 2019 Halloween bash.

2018: Lauren Conrad as a zombie doll

Lauren Conrad and a friend dressed as zombie dolls but in genuine LC (read: really pretty) style.

2017: Karlie Kloss as a sexy cat and Joan Smalls as Minnie Mouse

There may never be a more iconic cat-and-mouse duo than Karlie Kloss' sexy cat costume and Joan Smalls' Minnie Mouse ensemble, which the supermodels donned at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2017 "All Hallows' Eve" benefit.

2017: Lauren Conrad as Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians

In 2017, Conrad rocked two-tone hair, a faux fur coat and a little black dress as Cruella de Vil from Disney's 101 Dalmatians. The cutest part? The Hills alum dressed up her then-3-month-old son Liam as a tiny Dalmatian.

2017: Sara Foster as Melania Trump and Erin Foster as Ivana Trump

Will the real first lady please stand up? Sisters Sara Foster and Erin Foster capitalized on the drama between Donald Trump's late ex-wife, Ivana Trump (who boldly claimed, "I'm first lady," in a 2017 Good Morning America interview) and wife, Melania Trump, by posing as the pair in a cleverly timed partnership with Svedka Vodka.

2016: Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy as Barbie and Ken

Halloween 2016 was a family affair for the Carters, with Beyoncé as "Black Barbie," Jay-Z as her Ken, and the couple's eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, wearing a painted moto jacket, tights and light-up shoes.

2016: Kylie Jenner as "Dirrty"-era Christina Aguilera

Kylie was a dead ringer for Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty"-era outfit for Halloween 2016, sporting a bikini top, chaps and a two-tone wig. The beauty entrepreneur also channeled the singer for a second time at Xtina's birthday bash in December of that year.

2016: Zoë Kravitz as Princess Peach

The Batman actress dressed as video game royalty alongside her Mario (ex-boyfriend Karl Glusman) and artist Trouble Andrew (a.k.a. "GucciGhost.")

2016: Khloé Kardashian as Storm from X-Men

She may have dressed like one of the X-Men for the night, but we're not entirely convinced Khloé Kardashian isn't a superhero with that body.

2016: Kate Moss as Cara Delevingne

Some people say Cara Delevingne is the new Kate Moss, but if Moss' spot-on costume is any indication, we may have it all backward.

2016: Chanel Iman as a mummy

Chanel Iman looked dead-chic in her mini dress and over-the-knee boots, wouldn't you say?

2015: Kendall Jenner as Karl Lagerfeld

Considering Kendall is one of Lagerfeld's muses, it's no surprise she paid homage to the designer with a (somehow sexy?) costume — complete with a friend dressed as his famously spoiled cat, Choupette.

2015: Allison Williams as Belle from Beauty and the Beast

Belle's yellow dress may be the more iconic Beauty and the Beast look, but Allison Williams went with her more academic (and slightly more subway-appropriate) blue apron look.

2015: Jessica Alba and Kelly Sawyer as Romy and Michele from Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Jessica Alba and Kelly Sawyer (née Patricof) nailed the look from the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. Let's say they invented Post-its.

2015: Nicki Minaj as a "Fairy F------ Princess"

Nicki Minaj is rap royalty, after all, so why not dress the part?

2015: Serena Williams as a prom queen

Tennis star Serena Williams dressed in full '80s garb as a geeky — but still victorious — prom queen on Halloween 2015.

2015: Poppy Delevingne as Harley Quinn

Model Poppy Delevingne (Cara's sister) channeled Margot Robbie’s badass Suicide Squad character down to her signature accessory: a baseball bat.

2014: Taylor Swift as a pegacorn

Think she has a matching crop-top outfit on under there? The "Anti-Hero" singer-songwriter skipped her signature night-out style to dress as a whimsical unicorn-Pegasus hybrid in 2014.

2014: Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne as Mario and Luigi

These two stylish besties are inseparable, so we weren't surprised to see them pair up for Halloween 2014. What we weren't expecting was for them to go as video game brothers Mario and Luigi – although Kendall does pull off that mustache better than we would have thought.

2014: Joe Jonas as Derek Zoolander from Zoolander

Joe Jonas' costume in 2014 was so on point it was as if Mugatu (Will Ferrell) designed it himself.

2014: Sarah Hyland as Edie Sedgwick

Sarah Hyland rocked a mod '60s look — and a blonde pixie cut! — to channel Andy Warhol's muse, the stylish Edie Sedgwick.

2014: Rachel Zoe as the Evil Queen from Snow White

Rachel Zoe, pictured here with her Huntsman husband Rodger Berman, dared to go wicked in 2014. Sorry, Snow White, capes are just so much more major.

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